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Elbit Systems to Supply Uruguay with a "Safe District"
Project under a Contract of Approximately $19 Million

The project will span across six municipal authorities, over 2000 km²,

including the renowned Punta Del Este tourist resort

Haifa, Israel, July 10, 2016 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today it was awarded an approximately $19 million contract from the Maldonado District Administration in Uruguay, to provide a Safe District project. The project will span across six municipal authorities, including the well-known Punta Del Este tourist resort, over a total of 2000 km². The contract will be performed by the Elbit Systems' subsidiary, Elbit Security Systems Ltd. (ELSEC), over a two-year period.

The Safe District project will include more than 1000 cameras and sensors, including vehicle traffic control, laid out at strategic standpoints. The collected information will be transferred to a control center, which will include C2 (command and control) systems with unique analytics capabilities. The sensors and cameras infrastructure will allow the operators of the control room to obtain real-time data from the field and alert law enforcement officials, including logistics and emergency personnel, in conjunction with the nature of the event.

"We are proud to have won this Safe District contract, demonstrating our ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and HLS (Homeland Security) capabilities. I hope that more customers, with similar needs will follow the Maldonado District and will choose our unique operational solution as the means to maintain the security of both tourists and residents" commented Elad Aharonson, Elbit Systems ISTAR Division's General Manager.

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